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• Billion-dollar questions in Valassis-Advo case; Arguments to start today as company seeks to nix merger.(Valassis Communications Inc., Advo Inc.)

  - 2006-12-11

  Byline: Bill Shea Valassis wants a divorce. Advo wants to stay married. A Delaware judge will decide which gets its way. Arguments are scheduled to begin today in Delaware's Chancery Court between Livonia-based Valassis Communications Inc., the Byline: Bill Shea...

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• Advo, Valassis trade barbs, prepare for court showdown.(News)(Advo Inc.)(Valassis Communications Inc.)(Case overview)

  - 2006-09-11

  Byline: Bill Shea A merger aimed at creating the nation's largest direct-mail and marketing company has collapsed into a skirmish of accusatory press releases while the participants prepare themselves for a court showdown. Livonia-based Valassis Communications Inc., a coupon-maker known for...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, merger, stock, Tyson Foods Inc., Valassis Communications Inc.

• Using the MAE Wisely

  - 2005-11-01

  There is perhaps no legal concept more ubiquitous with mergers and acquisitions than a "material adverse effect." The MAE is in most agreements documenting an M&A deal, whether public or private, stock or asset, tender offer or one-step merger. Though the MAE concept appears under many guises, the use that...

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• Tyson gets judgment in IBP merger suit

  - 2004-06-28

  Tyson Foods Inc. has been granted summary judgment in a securities class-action lawsuit. In Wilmington, Del., U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson ruled that former senior chairman Don Tyson and chairman and CEO John Tyson could not be held liable for alleged false statements made in a March 2001 news...

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• Tyson defeats IBP merger lawsuit

  - 2004-06-19

  WILMINGTON, Del. (Dow Jones/AP) -- A federal judge in Delaware has granted summary judgment to Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat processor, in a securities class-action lawsuit that claimed the company lied about its reasons for attempting to back out of a deal to buy rival IBP Inc. ...

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• Securities class action against Tyson certified

  - 2003-11-03

  A securities fraud class-action against Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has been certified by Chief U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson of Delaware, according to an article in the Delaware Law Weekly. The suit names as lead plaintiffs four institutional investors that collectively lost more than $20 million. ...

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• Material Adverse Changes: Lessons from the Tyson Foods IBP Acquisition

  BNET - 2002-05-01

  This article is about Merger agreements which normally provide MAC Material Adverse Changes protections for the buyer and sometimes for the target as well. The merger agreement typically is drafted to permit one or either party to terminate the transaction if a MAC has occurred with respect to the...

  Tags: Acquisition, Merger, MAC, Merger Agreement, Tyson Foods Inc., Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance

• Industry report

  - 2002-04-29

  Tyson's big purchase the exception in 2001 Tyson Foods Inc.'s September acquisition of IBP Inc. was one of the few major mergers in the food industry during an economically strapped 2001. Food Institute of Elmwood Park, N.J., released its study April 17 for the previous year's meatiest deals. It tracked...

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• Tyson says IBP merger provides opportunities

  - 2002-02-25

  Representatives with Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said last week that its 2001 merger with IBP Inc. allows the company to leverage customer relationships and provides more selling opportunities. John Tyson, chairman and CEO, and Steve Hankins, chief financial officer, were among Tyson executives speaking to the Consumer Analysts...

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• IBP Shareholders Approve Acquisition; Tyson Purchase Of IBP Completed

  - 2001-09-28

  Business Editors DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 28, 2001 Shareholders of IBP, inc. (NYSE:IBP) today overwhelmingly voted to approve the purchase of the company by Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN). The vote, along with today's filing of merger documents, means Tyson's acquisition of IBP is now completed. More than...

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